Question

Every homeroom in our school has more girls than boys, so there are more girls than boys in our school. Is this a sound or unsound argument?

a. sound
b. unsound

Answer 1

The answer is a.) sound.

Because every homeroom has more girls than boys ,it makes sense that there are more girls than boys in the school.

Answer 2

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

A sound argument can be defined as those arguments whose all premises are true and thus valid.

The given statement is an example of a deductive argument. A deductive argument is those arguments that start with developing a factual premise to reach a valid conclusion. A valid argument whose premises are true will be considered a sound argument.

The given argument is valid as the facts presented "Every homeroom in our school has more girls than boys..." reaches a valid conclusion "so there are more girls than boys in our school."

Thus, this argument is sound.